Max Pechstein

(German, 1881–1955)

Max Pechstein was a German Expressionist painter and printmaker known for his boldly colored nudes and landscapes. “Art is not a pastime, it is a duty with respect to the people, a public affair,” the artist once stated. Born Hermann Max Pechstein on December 31, 1881 in Zwickau, Germany, he studied art in Dresden where he met the painter Erich Heckel. In 1906, Heckel invited him to join the collective Die Brücke which had been formed a year earlier by Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. Primarily working in the Impressionist tradition, after joining the group Pechstein began painting in a vibrant Fauvist palette. In a similar vein to Paul Gauguin, Pechstein became interested in primitive art from other cultures as an influence after visiting the Dresden Ethnographical Museum. This interest in the imagery and culture of exotic locales is evinced in his vibrant 1910 painting, Indian and Woman. In 1914, the artist traveled to the Palau Islands in the South Pacific so he could experience the culture first-hand. Pechstein’s art was deemed “degenerate” by the Nazi regime in 1933 and he was forced to resign his teaching position at the Berlin Academy, though it was reinstated after the war. He died on June 29, 1955 at the age of 73. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Albertina in Vienna, and the Von der Heydt Museum in Wuppertal, Germany, among others.

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Boote unter dem Konvent von Monterosso, 1913–1913

Max Pechstein

Boote unter dem Konvent von Monterosso, 1913–1913

Sale Date: October 7, 1999

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Landschaft mit Booten in Monterosso, 1913–1913

Max Pechstein

Landschaft mit Booten in Monterosso, 1913–1913

Sale Date: October 7, 1999

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Die gelbe Maske I, 1910–1910

Max Pechstein

Die gelbe Maske I, 1910–1910

Sale Date: October 6, 1999

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Im Freien, 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Im Freien, 1920–1920

Sale Date: October 6, 1999

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Nach dem Bad, 1919–1920

Max Pechstein

Nach dem Bad, 1919–1920

Sale Date: October 6, 1999

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Zwiesprache, 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Zwiesprache, 1920–1920

Sale Date: October 6, 1999

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Die Aussaat, 1930–1930

Max Pechstein

Die Aussaat, 1930–1930

Sale Date: October 2, 1999

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Der Abend, pl.3, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Der Abend, pl.3, 1918–1918

Sale Date: October 2, 1999

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Südsee - Sitzende Palauerinnen, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Südsee - Sitzende Palauerinnen, 1919–1919

Sale Date: September 25, 1999

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Zerschossener Friedhof, 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

Zerschossener Friedhof, 1917–1917

Sale Date: September 25, 1999

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Italienerinnen, 1945–1945

Max Pechstein

Italienerinnen, 1945–1945

Sale Date: September 25, 1999

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Bildnis Dr. Paul Fechter, rauchend, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Bildnis Dr. Paul Fechter, rauchend, 1919–1919

Sale Date: September 16, 1999

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Kampf am Grab, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Kampf am Grab, 1918–1918

Sale Date: June 23, 1999

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Zwiesprache, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Zwiesprache, 1918–1918

Sale Date: June 22, 1999

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Quatre baigneuses, 1911–1911

Max Pechstein

Quatre baigneuses, 1911–1911

Sale Date: June 23, 1999

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Bildnis (Mit Kopftuch), 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Bildnis (Mit Kopftuch), 1920–1920

Sale Date: June 16, 1999

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Segelboote vor der Küste, 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Segelboote vor der Küste, 1923–1923

Sale Date: June 16, 1999

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Badende in Wellen, 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Badende in Wellen, 1923–1923

Sale Date: June 12, 1999

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Hügellandschaft, 1936–1936

Max Pechstein

Hügellandschaft, 1936–1936

Sale Date: June 12, 1999

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Am Strand, 1922–1922

Max Pechstein

Am Strand, 1922–1922

Sale Date: June 12, 1999

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Zweisprache, 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Zweisprache, 1920–1920

Sale Date: June 12, 1999

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Rauchende, pl.17, 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Rauchende, pl.17, 1920–1920

Sale Date: June 12, 1999

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Grauer Tag, 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Grauer Tag, 1920–1920

Sale Date: June 12, 1999

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Liegender Akt in Dünen, 1912–1912

Max Pechstein

Liegender Akt in Dünen, 1912–1912

Sale Date: June 12, 1999

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